Chemical Manipulation of Crop Growth and Development

I Introduction 1 Plant Growth Regulators in Field Crops 2 Strategies to Discover Plant Growth Regulators for Agronomic CropsII Physiological Processes and General Topics 3 Evaluation of the Possibilities for Modifying Stomatal Movement 4 Possible Use of Chemicals for the Control of Photorespiration 5 Hormonal Control of Photosynthesis and Assimilate Distribution 6 Manipulation of Crop Growth by Ethylene and Some Implications of the Mode of Generation 7 Genetic and Chemical Manipulation of Crops to Confer Tolerance to Chemicals 8 The Effects of Allelochemicals on Crop Growth and Development 9 The Potential for the Controlled Delivery of Plant Growth RegulatorsIII Root Crops 10 The Control of Development of the Potato Plant by Endogenous and Exogenous Growth Regulators 11 An Understanding of Crop Physiology in Assessing a Plant Growth Regulator on Sugar BeetIV Oilseed Rape 12 The Influence of Plant Growth Regulators on the Growth, Development and Yield of Oilseed Rape {Brassica Napus L.)V Sugarcane 13 Plant Growth Regulators in the Sugarcane IndustryVI Tobacco 14 Plant Regulators for Tobacco Growth Modification and Improved SafetyVII Soyabeans 15 The Influence of Auxin Antagonists on Pod and Seed Number and Yield of Soyabean (Glycine Max Merrill) 16 The Effect of BTS 44584, a Ternary Sulphonium Growth Retardant, on Net Photosynthesis and Yield in Soyabeans 17 The Potential for Increasing Soyabean Yield with Plant Growth RegulatorsVIII Corn 18 Corn Yields—Rate-Limiting Factors and Opportunities in Plant Growth Regulation 19 Effect of Foliar Applications of Synthetic Plant Growth Regulators on the Agronomic Characteristics of Field-Grown Corn (Zea Mays L.)IX Vegetables 20 Plant Growth Regulator Use in Field-Scale Vegetable Crops 21 Modification of Plant Part Relationships in Vegetable CropsX Cereals 22 Growth Regulation in Cereals—Chance or Design? 23 Some Effects of Low-Concentration Gibberellic Acid and Retardant Application During Early Growth on Morphogenesis in Wheat 24 Modifications of the Development of Spring Barley by Early Applications of CCC and GA3 and the Subsequent Effects on Yield Components and Yield 25 Growth Regulator Effects on Ear and Grain Development in Wheat 26 Effect of Growth Regulator Combinations on Ear Development, Assimilate Translocation and Yield in Cereal Crops 27 Cerone: Its Use and Effect on the Development of Winter Barley 28 New Approaches to Increasing the Yield Capacity of Cereals 29 New Findings on the Biological Activity of Mepiquat Chloride 30 The Plant Breeding Potential of Genetic Variation in Cereal Phytohormone Systems 31 The Use of Nitrification Inhibitors and Slow-Release Nitrogen Fertilizers for Manipulation of the Growth and Yield of RiceXi Grasses 32 Amenity Grass Retardation - Some Concepts Challenged 33 The Retardation of Grass Growth by Synthetic Plant Growth Regulators 34 The Chemical Control of Growth, Development and Yield of Lolium Perenne Grown for Seed 35 Hormonal Regulation of Tiller Bud Development and Internode Elongation in Agrostis Stolonifera L.Appendix: Common and Chemical NamesList of ParticipantsIndex